05-26-2011, 01:26 AM
I would still avoid using gray as the background color here. I like the contrast and using gray in gray is a pitfall man have stepped into. White is totally fine to my taste. There are also great design out there which use 100% black and 100% white, which is even more contrast. Here we have 100% black only for the text color and therefore I would suggest not to use gray for the background. I know, I sound a bit dogmatic, but that's my opinion. A few years ago, when I started with web design I also used light-gray backgrounds every time, but sometime I realized that it looks just nasty if not used purposely and for a reason.
Concerning the shadow: as I said: subtly used in some places they may be great, but don't overuse them.
@freaktechnik Your draft conveys to little information. Users coming to the site don't know what the site is about.
Another issue are the rounded corners, which are too much in-your-face. Also the contrast between the brownish coppery color and the gray looks awkward.
I think also the proportions are a little odd. You have very huge components on the page but very narrow white-space in between. The only white-space you have is that in the bottom right corner and it looks more like a hole. Nothing is going on there. You haven't filled that part of the page, neither directly nor indirectly.
That just as a constructive critique.
Concerning the shadow: as I said: subtly used in some places they may be great, but don't overuse them.
@freaktechnik Your draft conveys to little information. Users coming to the site don't know what the site is about.
Another issue are the rounded corners, which are too much in-your-face. Also the contrast between the brownish coppery color and the gray looks awkward.
I think also the proportions are a little odd. You have very huge components on the page but very narrow white-space in between. The only white-space you have is that in the bottom right corner and it looks more like a hole. Nothing is going on there. You haven't filled that part of the page, neither directly nor indirectly.
That just as a constructive critique.

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